Forget for a moment that it’s morally disgusting to let people bet on wildfires; people have already spent $1.2 million doing it. The real question is when someone will commit financially-motivated arson in order to win their bet — because unlike other major environmental events, massive fires are easy to create. [Link: People are betting on wildfires. Should they? - High Country News | https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/ | High Country News]

Forget for a moment that it’s morally disgusting to let people bet on wildfires; people have already spent $1.2 million doing it. The real question is when someone will commit…

As survivors flee wildfires, online gamblers are wagering how far the flames will spread—and how much destruction they’ll cause.